Kensit Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Kensit Surname Definition:

V. Kensington.

Kensit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1291:209,26920,284
England631:884,41445,970
Canada471:783,94961,790
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kensit Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Kensington.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kensit Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kensit Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kensit is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kensit? popularity and diffusion

Kensit is the 1,006,539th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Kensit live; 51 percent live in Australasia and 51 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Kensit is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 209,269. In Australia Kensit is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 90 percent reside, Western Australia, where 5 percent reside and Queensland, where 3 percent reside. Not including Australia Kensit is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Kensit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kensit has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kensit last name increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kensit Last Name Statistics demography

Kensit earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 34.43% more than the national average, earning $66,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kensitt9231/
Censit8346/
Kenjit8328/
Kenset832/
Kenzit831/
Kinsit830/
Kensett77316/
Kenseth77100/
Kenzitt7758/
Kaenzit771/
Kenjest771/
Kinsiete711/
Kensetts710/
Kenshett710/
Kenget6726/
Kenjet6710/
Kimsit6710/
Kinset678/
Kngiht677/
Kngith676/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kensit
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